SIGN

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Signifier               Signified

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(E = Expression/Representation)             (C = Meaning or Content)

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                                                      Denotation              Connotation

                                          (explicit meaning)    (implied meanings)

                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

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(E = Expression)        (R=Relationship between E and C)          (C = Meaning or Content)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGN

 

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      Object                        Interpretant

  

*An Interpretant generates a new set of Sign/Object/Interpretant relations ad infinitum

 

 

 

Type of Sign:

Icon

Index

Symbol

Signified by:

General resemblance between sign and object

Causal, physical, or existential connection between sign and object

Sign is arbitrary and object or meaning is conventional and shared by a cultural group

Examples:

Pictures, images, sounds with general characteristics

Symptoms and disease, smoke and fire,  footprint and actual foot

Words, numbers, emblems, flags

Process of Perception:

Can be recognized by similarity when seen or heard

Can be reasoned by association or physical connection

Must be learned from others who know